Security News

Re: FC: It's OK to do port scans of networks,              federal district judge says
2000-12-21 15:34

Since this has hit Security Focus and other sites, I figured I'd toss my two cents in on this decision... Specifically, I think that the most important point in this opinion was not about the...

Scary, Sneaky HR46
2000-12-20 07:42

http://cryptome.org/hr46.htm HR46 By Dave Kopel of the Independence Institute Congress may adjourn today but not before inflicting a series of blows on civil liberties and federalism. As is usual...

Re: FTC Denies Web Site Security Hole
2000-12-15 08:07

Forwarded by: Kitetoa Funny how people can "angrily refute" the truth. The FTC site have been vulnerable to this bug as many, many other .gov or .mil sites for years. If anyone is interested, I...

Wireless Acrobatics
2000-12-15 03:57

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wireless Acrobatics By Carole Fennelly Performing high-wire acrobatics wire without a safety wire requires a great deal of...

FC: It's OK to do port scans of networks,              federal district judge says
2000-12-15 00:57

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:04:59 -0500 From: Declan McCullagh To: politech () politechbot com Cc: Michael () eMcGuire com Subject: FC: It's OK to do port...

AIM Flaw Could Open Users' Computers to Attack
2000-12-14 04:24

http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_534531,00.html By Thor Olavsrud December 13, 2000 In the trenches of the instant messaging (IM) wars, America Online Inc. has so far argued...

The Changing Face of Web Sites
2000-12-14 04:19

http://www.internetnews.com/intl-news/article/0,,6_533881,00.html By the InternetNews.com Staff December 13, 2000 [SOUTH AFRICA] What do Renault, Computicket and Statistics South Africa have in...

Cyberterrorism Is Not Just for Kids
2000-12-11 20:10

http://israel.internet.com/dec00/cyberterror1.html By Tania Hershman Associate Editor, israel.internet.com December 11, 2000 [JERUSALEM] Cyberterrorism is real, said the speakers at a conference...

Korea's Information Security Firms Enjoy Burgeoning Market
2000-12-07 22:12

http://asia.internet.com/2000/12/1207-koreasecurity.html By Michael Kim Korea Correspondent, asia.internet.com December 7, 2000 SEOUL - Amid growing concerns over cyber-terrorism worldwide,...

Report finds progress in cybersecurity in private sector
2000-12-07 09:23

Forwarded by: Anonymous http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO54703,00.html By DAN VERTON AND MATT HAMBLEN December 04, 2000 Representatives from more than a dozen critical...